Guys,
I've met the R2R superman @ MACNA 2010 but never had the time to actually register here, so hi everyone
Now let me introduce myself a little
Background
Living in the crowded suburbs of Hong Kong, my apartment located on the 21st floor of a residential skyscaper, is relatively small and the only room I could fit an aquarium would be the over-sized window sill measuring some 2'x7', here's some images of my current living room, and my old 20g nano-reef tank.
I've always wanted to build a large SPS dominated tank like most of the experienced folks here, but due to my limited budget, all I could build is a 65g SPS dominated tank, an upgrade from my old 20g nano-reef.
Looking out from my window and this is what you'll see:
And this was my old tank, a 20g nano-reef tank:
Design Phase
Working with the limited space I've got, the only possible way to put a 65G tank is to utilize some of the space on the over-sized window sill. However, even with a 65g tank, it weights from 500 lbs and I worried if the window sill can actually sustain such a weight, therefore a special stand must be made to distribute some of the weight to the floor instead of having the sill take on the full weight.
This is what I've come up with:
The tank and stand alone would look something like this:
I've met the R2R superman @ MACNA 2010 but never had the time to actually register here, so hi everyone
Now let me introduce myself a little
Background
Living in the crowded suburbs of Hong Kong, my apartment located on the 21st floor of a residential skyscaper, is relatively small and the only room I could fit an aquarium would be the over-sized window sill measuring some 2'x7', here's some images of my current living room, and my old 20g nano-reef tank.
I've always wanted to build a large SPS dominated tank like most of the experienced folks here, but due to my limited budget, all I could build is a 65g SPS dominated tank, an upgrade from my old 20g nano-reef.
Looking out from my window and this is what you'll see:
And this was my old tank, a 20g nano-reef tank:
Design Phase
Working with the limited space I've got, the only possible way to put a 65G tank is to utilize some of the space on the over-sized window sill. However, even with a 65g tank, it weights from 500 lbs and I worried if the window sill can actually sustain such a weight, therefore a special stand must be made to distribute some of the weight to the floor instead of having the sill take on the full weight.
This is what I've come up with:
The tank and stand alone would look something like this:
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